100 days to the Paralympics in Beijing

Ottawa, ON – There are now officially only 100 days until the opening of the Beijing Paralympic Swim events, and the Canadian swimmers with a disability are back at work in the pool, gearing up for the last preparations before the “big show”.

The 21-member Paralympic Swim team just returned to Canadian soil after successfully competing in Germany at the German Open; a huge test event for the Canadian contingent of swimmer’s with a disability leading up to the Paralympic Games in September.

This summer, the Canadian Paralympic swim team will head to Victoria in July for a Can-Am competition and remain in the B.C., capital for a two week training camp. The Paralympic Games are September 6-17 in Beijing.

The Paralympic team nominees for the men (6) are: Brian Hill of Duncan, B.C., Benoit Huot of Montreal, Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver, Drew Christensen of New Westminster, B.C., Devin Gotell of Antigonish, N.S., and Joe Barker of London, Ont.